HTTP Server Configurations

General Syntax

This collection of commands configures settings related to the Aspera HTTP server,
which enables the HTTP Fallback feature.

The syntax for setting HTTP server parameters is the following :

> asconfigurator -x "set_http_server_data;parameter,value"

Note: Not all available parameters are listed below, only the most
commonly used. To view a complete list, run the following
command:

>asuserdata -+

HTTP Server Configurations

cert_file

The absolute path to an SSL certificate file to use for HTTP Fallback. If
left blank the default certificate that came with your transfer server
installation will be used.

Values: (Absolute path)

key_file

The absolute path to an SSL key file to use for HTTP Fallback. If left blank
the default key file that came with your transfer server installation will
be used.

Values: (Absolute path)

bind_address

The network interface on which the HTTP Fallback server listens. The default
value 0.0.0.0 allows the HTTP Fallback server to accept transfer requests on
all network interfaces.

Values: (Network interface address, default 0.0.0.0)

restartable_transfers

Whether interrupted transfers should resume at the point of interruption
(true) or not (false).

Values: true (default), false

session_activity_timeout

The amount of time in seconds that the HTTP Fallback server will wait before
canceling a transfer session that can't communicate with the client. A value
of 0 means the HTTP Fallback server will never timeout due to lack of
communication from the client.

Values: (Number, default 20])

http_port

The port on which the HTTP server listens.

Values: (Number 1-65535, default 8080)

https_port

The port on which the HTTPS server listens.

Values: (Number 1-65535, default 8443)

enable_http

Whether HTTP Fallback is enabled for failed UDP transfers to continue over
HTTP (true) or not (false).

Values: true (default), false

enable_https

Whether HTTP Fallback is enabled for failed UDP transfers to continue over
HTTPS (true) or not (false).